Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss disability, as the last VA examination was in March 2015 and the Veteran reported worsening symptoms since then. The matter is therefore being remanded for this purpose.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to service, resulting in a grant of service connection.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's tinea versicolor with an assigned rating of 10 percent.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for an evaluation in excess of 40 percent for bilateral hearing loss needs to be remanded due to unclear speech discrimination test results from private audiological evaluations.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss is now rated at 100 percent effective December 3, 2018. This decision grants a higher rating for his disability.

The Board has dismissed the motion alleging clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the August 2012 rating decision because it is not final with respect to the denial of service connection for a bilateral hearing loss disability. The case is remanded due to the failure to issue an SOC.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional evidence regarding the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims. The claims will be reconsidered after obtaining the Veteran's complete service records.

The Veteran's hemorrhoids are granted a 20% rating, and the hearing loss case is remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's bilateral sensorineural hearing loss is granted as service connected due to in-service noise exposure without hearing protection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations of his bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic neuropathy are being remanded due to the submission of new and material evidence. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to assess the current severity of his lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding that the preponderance of evidence does not show the Veteran's current disability was caused by active service noise exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not meet the criteria for a disability under VA regulations.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a finally denied claim of service connection for hearing loss is granted. The Board finds the evidence sufficient to raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim, as it provides evidence of current disability and causation which was absent at the time of the prior denial. Service connection for tinnitus remains remanded.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable evaluations for hearing loss, malaria, and PTSD were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation in any of these cases.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The Board has remanded these cases for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for vertigo and initial compensable disability ratings for bilateral hearing loss, sinusitis, and headaches. The appeal is remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and examinations.

Your appeals for service connection of hearing loss and tinnitus have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's hearing loss, tinnitus, and PTSD are all granted as service-connected. The higher initial rating for coronary artery disease is also granted.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The decision also remanded several issues, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, kidney stones, earlier effective dates, and TDIU.

The Veteran was granted service connection for tinnitus, but denied service connection for a right foot disability and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus have been reopened, but both conditions are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to active duty service.